Myopia Progression

Ella Faktorovich, MD, founder of Pacific Vision Institute in San Francisco, discusses a new phenomenon in the peer-review literature called “quarantine myopia” in children.

The distance at which a child views content on a mobile phone may have an effect on their risk for developing myopia over time, according to a speaker at the virtual Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

One of the most important ways to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 is to remain at home and minimize physical proximity. This, however, has led to an increased use of digital devices and screen time for both work and recreation, which may lead to an increase in eye strain or other ocular complications.

Plano announced the release of its Plano Time Machine, a free online tool designed to calculate an individual’s time spent using smart devices during his or her lifetime.